Quiet buildings that
belong to their place

We shape far more than structures. We make rooms that gather people, hold the daylight and settle into the ground they were built on.

A white cubic modern house with glazing set among trees
The studio

A practice that carries every project from the first site walk to the final handrail

Grayform shapes homes, civic rooms and workplaces that earn their keep for decades. One studio holds each idea the whole way, so nothing is lost between the drawing and the built room.

We design considered private and public buildings that sit easily in their setting and get better the longer people live with them.

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Years in practice, reading each site closely before a single wall is ever modelled.

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Places delivered across the Pacific Northwest, each tuned to age well in its own weather.

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Architects, engineers and makers we return to because they sweat the last ten percent.

Marrow Ridge House
Residential

Marrow Ridge
House

Year2024
LocationPortland, OR
Kestrel Arts Center
Civic

Kestrel Arts
Center

Year2023
LocationBend, OR
Verte Street Residence
Residential

Verte Street
Residence

Year2024
LocationSeattle, WA
Quarry Lane Offices
Commercial

Quarry Lane
Offices

Year2023
LocationTacoma, WA
North Bank Studio
Adaptive Reuse

North Bank
Studio

Year2022
LocationEugene, OR
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Of projects handed over on or ahead of the programme we set at the very first meeting.

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People in the studio, kept small on purpose so the ones who draw it also see it built.

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Awards and citations our peers have quietly handed the work across two decades.

Services

We shape places that connect people, which is why every discipline we need sits under one roof.

Industry

  • Residential
  • Urban & Rural
  • Industrial
  • Commercial
  • Hospitality

Services

  • Building Design
  • Interiors
  • Planning
  • Materials
  • Consulting
  • Bespoke Joinery
  • Construction
  • Visualisation
  • Renovation
  • Lighting
  • Spatial Planning
  • Detailing
Floor area1,940 sq ft
Bedrooms3 + 2
Garages720 sq ft
Roof pitch4 / 12

Every plan is drawn at quarter-inch scale or larger, with services, structure and wiring set out in full.

The studio team

The people who draw the work and see it built

A small, deliberate team you would actually meet. The architect who sketches your first idea is the one who signs off the last detail on site.

Portrait of Nils Aaberg

Nils Aaberg

Principal Architect
Portrait of Mara Devlin

Mara Devlin

Studio Director
Portrait of Priya Vaduri

Priya Vaduri

Senior Architect
Portrait of Theo Marchetti

Theo Marchetti

Design Architect
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